# N2880B: 1957 Bell 47G-2, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H-1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H-1), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1966
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2003
- Last registry action: November 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A2EE0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Ranch Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20RANCH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Schriever, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Schriever)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6974° N, 90.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70395, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2880B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2880B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880B-2021-07-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 47G-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA160), Aug 15, 1992: Bell 47G-2 (N2880B), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO A POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUSTABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING.
- [NTSB IAD77FKW27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW27), Aug 15, 1977: Bell 47G2A (N2880B), Jamestown, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920815031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031379A), Aug 15, 1992: Bell 47G2 (N2880B), Solocomb, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit returning to nurse truck for more chemicals. Stretched glide to miss obstacles. Hard impact. Out of fuel
- [Accident 19770815026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815026219A), Aug 15, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N2880B), Jamestown, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to disengage control friction locks

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